The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-15
WIND-UP OF THE WILD WEST.
A Talk With Col Cody About His
Wonderful Success.


LONDON, Nov. al had talk with Col
Cody yesterday about his London season
He left London to-day for Birmingham,
where he will be a short time, and then he
will 20 TO Manchester for the winter Man
chester is the centre OF q vast population.
Within q radius of thirty-one miles from
the centre of Manchester there are in the
neighborhood Of 7 900 900 Of people, as many
as are within similar radius from the
centre of London itself. There is
much more money among the work
ing people of Manchester than
among those of London. Cody and SAILS
bury have much more profitable arrange
ment for the winter season than they had
with the American exhibition in London
The projectors of the Manchester building
put It up at their own expense, and only ask
Is per cent. of the proceeds for their work.
Col. Cody leaves i'll day or two for Italy
for a three weeks rest, as he does not intend
to play himself until his people reach Man
chester He is today the most successful
and widely advertised Snowman
in the world. He has surpassed
Barnum so far as notoriety and
day that Just before eaving New York for
England Barnum came to him and offered
him $3.50, 900 for n quarter interest in the
European venture Cody accepted this
offer, until he learned Of the condition that
was attached to it, That was that Balnums
name should 60 ahead of Cody's in the an
nouDcement Of the combination. This Cody
refused. He says that the name that he
has made as successful Snowman is as
much to him as the money. Cody says that
several days ago ne received the largest
offer known in the history Of the show hlIsi-
ness He was offered 81 900, 900 in cash for
contract for two years 20 play in different
parts of Europe This offer he refused for
the reason that he is not certain that he
wants to remain in Europe for two years,
and if he did he would he able to make
more money than that under his own man
agenent and not be tied up with anyone.
Both Cody and Salisbury were very much
dissatisfied with their connection with the
American Exhibition. Cody said Yesterday
that he had not spoken TO Whitley, the Di-
rector General of the American Exhibition,
since early last summer. The managers of
the Wild West Show hesays, were deceived
by Whitley, in being given to understand
that number OF prominent and official
representatives Of the United States were to
he interested in the concern. Cody says
that he found that every name that had
been given TO him as interested in
the enterprise when he first made
the contract was used without any au-
thority. Instead of there being plenty of
money back of the concern the money neces-
sary was only obtained after the Wild West
Company had started from New York TO
use Cody's own language 1.-THE last e25, 900
necessary for the completion Of the build
ings in london were obtained after a dis
patch was received from New York an
nouncing the embarkation and departure of
my company When the Wind West people
arrived they found thaJ they were the prin-
cipal attraction and that they could have
done much better if they had started alone
than 10y dividing profits with an enterprise
which could never have opened without
their assistance, and which, il il had been
opened without them, could not have drawn
a crowd for over fortnight.
asked Col. Cody something about their
financial success. He said that they had
made n good deal Of money in London, but
not as much as they should have nude He
considered that he was worth to-day $780,
000 and that the bulk Of this is invested in
good Western real estate. Salisbury, he said,
was worth about 100000 that he had put
away since he bad gone in with the Wild
West. Cody says that he is not certain
about their future. He has made money
enough 10 retire. They will play ths winter
through, and then go TO Belgium for three
or four weeks for the spring exhibition
there
Then they will go to Paris for few weeks
and 10 Rome later The manager of tho
Paris Hippo,lrome has advised Col. Cody TO
go to Russia. He says that he would make
greater success in Russia than in any
country Of Europe. But ell this means
hard work and the taking of risks which
Coiy and Salisbury are not at present GER
tain about running They know that they
can now go back TO the United States and
play 90 better business than before they
came away. and as the prices obtained in
the United States are higher than they get
get hero they may come home next year.
Their original plan was TO remain in Eu-
rope two years.